MCP servers for Docker
64 ways to connect Docker to Claude, Cursor or VS Code. 10 are hosted, so there's nothing to install; the rest run on your machine. Each row shows the security checks, the secrets asked for and an install command.
Docker MCP servers 64
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| Type | Secrets | Version | Actions | ||||
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★ 139 io.github.Dave-London/pare-docker Pare Docker ג€” Structured Docker operations (ps, images, logs, build, compose) as typed JSON. | 7/7All passed | 78health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.8.1 | ||
★ 139 io.github.Dave-London/docker Structured Docker operations (ps, images, logs, build) as typed JSON. | 7/7All passed | 78health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.8.0 | ||
★ 9 io.github.L337-org/docker-mcp-server Manage Docker (containers, images, Compose, Swarm, registries) via the Docker SDK and CLI. | 6/71 warning | 53health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 2.2.9 | ||
★ 4 io.github.psyb0t/reverse-engineer-anything REA reverse-engineering MCP server in Docker, with JADX, Apktool and adb for APKs. | 4/4All passed | 52health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.1.1 | ||
★ 4 io.github.friendlygeorge/docker-mcp-server MCP server for Docker — containers, health checks, Compose, logs, monitoring for AI agents | 7/7All passed | 47health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.3.5 | ||
★ 4 io.github.ofershap/docker MCP server for Docker — manage containers, images, volumes, and compose services from your IDE | 7/7All passed | 54health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.1 | ||
★ 2 io.github.alisaitteke/docker-mcp MCP server for managing Docker containers, images, networks, volumes, and registries | 7/7All passed | 41health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.2.4 | ||
★ 1 io.github.basitalisandhu/mcp-dockerfile-lint Lint Dockerfiles for root users, latest tags, secrets in ENV or ARG, missing HEALTHCHECK and more. | 4/4All passed | 48health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.2.2 | ||
| 7/7All passed | 40health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.1 | |||
io.github.tylerscomic-lab/dockerfile-audit-mcp Audit Dockerfiles for root users, baked-in secrets, curl-pipe-shell and unpinned base images. | 3/3All passed | 45health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
io.github.UnbearableDev/dockerfile-audit Hadolint-grade Dockerfile audit — 19 checks: secrets, privileges, supply chain, hygiene. | 3/3All passed | 36health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
★ 532 io.github.kOlapsis/maintenant Docker monitoring for AI agents: logs, history, alerts. Can ack alerts; never touches containers. | 5/5All passed | 67health of 100 | DockerLocal or hosted | Noneno keys asked | 1.11.0 | ||
★ 484 io.github.flytohub/flyto-core Execution engine for AI agents. 412 modules: browser, file, Docker, data, crypto. | 7/7All passed | 74health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 2.12.6 | ||
★ 310 io.github.Higangssh/homebutler Tells an agent what changed on a server since it last looked - status, Docker, backups, Proxmox. | 6/71 warning | 68health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.3.0 | ||
★ 227 io.github.SikamikanikoBG/homelab-monitor Self-hosted homelab dashboard with a built-in read-only MCP server (hosts, Docker, GPU, services). | 4/4All passed | 65health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.14.2 | ||
★ 148 ai.dinglebear/unraid Rust MCP server and CLI for Unraid GraphQL operations across NAS, Docker, VM, and storage workflows. | 6/71 warning | 65health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.6.3 | ||
★ 85 io.github.manusa/podman-mcp-server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for container runtimes (Podman and Docker) | 7/7All passed | 61health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.0.15 | ||
★ 81 com.pulsemcp/fly-io MCP server for managing Fly.io machines, apps, logs, and Docker images. | 7/7All passed | 63health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.1.7 | ||
★ 59 io.github.solomon2773/nora Operate self-hosted OpenClaw and Hermes agent fleets on Docker or Kubernetes from MCP clients. | 7/7All passed | 72health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.1.4 | ||
★ 52 io.github.MP-Tool/komodo-mcp-server MCP server for Komodo - manage Docker containers, servers, stacks, and deployments via AI | 7/81 warning | 58health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 4secrets asked | 1.5.0 | ||
★ 43 io.github.Azure/containerization-assist Official Microsoft TypeScript MCP server for AI-powered containerization workflows with Docker and Kubernetes support | 6/71 warning | 64health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.5.0 | ||
★ 28 io.github.aniongithub/devcontainer-mcp Manage dev container environments via MCP (Docker, DevPod, Codespaces). | 3/41 warning | 55health of 100 | MCPBRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.40 | ||
★ 24 io.github.antonorlov/mcp-postgres-server MCP server for PostgreSQL: local, Docker, RDS, Neon, Supabase, or behind an SSH bastion. | 6/82 warnings | 57health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 4secrets asked | 0.3.1 | ||
★ 19 io.github.amol21p/interactive-terminal MCP server for real interactive terminal sessions — REPLs, SSH, databases, Docker | 5/72 warnings | 37health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.7 | ||
★ 13 io.github.whw23/searxng-http-mcp Self-contained SearXNG metasearch MCP server. One Docker image, 200+ engines, privacy-first. | 3/41 warning | 57health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | 1secret asked | 2026.55.0 | ||
★ 12 io.github.blinkingbit-oss/execkit Stateful, structured, safe shell sessions for AI agents over local, SSH, and Docker. | 7/7All passed | 62health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.10.1 | ||
★ 11 io.github.neverinfamous/mysql-mcp Enterprise-grade MySQL MCP Server with OAuth 2.0, 106 tools, and Docker deployment | 4/4All passed | 63health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
★ 9 io.github.MShekow/package-version-check-mcp Returns the latest package / dependency / tool versions for Python, NPM, Go, Docker, Helm, etc. | 7/7All passed | 66health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | 1secret asked | 1.1.0 | ||
★ 8 io.github.ParadoxInfinite/oriel Safety-gated AI control of Docker and Colima: containers, images, volumes, networks, Compose. | 4/4All passed | 48health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.7.0 | ||
★ 6 io.github.p9m-team/p9m Self-hosted Docker sandboxes for agents: create one, deploy a compose stack, read its files and URLs | 3/3All passed | 60health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 0.12.18 | ||
★ 6 io.github.csakaszamok/p7y Self-hosted Docker sandboxes for agents: create one, deploy a compose stack, read its files and URLs | 3/3All passed | 50health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 0.11.12 | ||
★ 6 io.github.p7y-dev/p7y Self-hosted Docker sandboxes for agents: create one, deploy a compose stack, read its files and URLs | 3/3All passed | 50health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 0.11.10 | ||
★ 5 io.github.Juliusolsson05/workflow-mcp Session-bound Docker workflow server through Codex. State is discarded with the container. | 4/4All passed | 59health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | 1secret asked | 1.1.0 | ||
★ 4 ai.dinglebear/cortex-rmcp Rust MCP server for homelab logs, syslog, Docker logs, FTS search, and AI transcript correlation. | 4/4All passed | 56health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 2secrets asked | 3.9.1 | ||
★ 4 io.github.Runewardd/runeward Governed execution cells for AI agents: Docker/K8s sandboxes with policy, audit, and approvals. | 4/4All passed | 59health of 100 | DockerRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.1.4 | ||
★ 4 io.github.pierre3/zap-mcp MCP server for OWASP ZAP vulnerability scanning with Docker management | 4/4All passed | 39health of 100 | NuGetRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.1.0 | ||
★ 3 ai.oddessentials/agent-guild See and steer Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Grok, Docker Agent and shell sessions in Agent Guild. | 4/4All passed | 66health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.14.1 | ||
★ 3 com.antideploy/antideploy-mcp Deploy and run apps from your coding agent. Sign in with one link; no dashboard or Dockerfile. | 6/71 warning | 57health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.2.0 | ||
★ 3 io.github.Mohabdo21/linux-mcp Linux MCP server for real-time system monitoring - CPU, memory, disk, network, processes, Docker. | 4/4All passed | 48health of 100 | MCPBRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.2.18 | ||
★ 3 io.github.sapientsai/dokploy-mcp-server Dokploy MCP server: manage apps, Docker Compose, databases, domains, backups, and servers. | 7/7All passed | 53health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 1.10.0 | ||
★ 3 io.github.flujo-app/mcp-sandbox-computer-vm-for-ai Named Docker and Fly Machine sandbox computers with an interactive MCP App dashboard. | 7/7All passed | 54health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.2.3 | ||
★ 3 io.github.flujo-app/mcp-virtual-computer A persistent Docker or Fly computer with a Three.js interface and optional live Xfce desktop. | 7/7All passed | 59health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.2.11 | ||
★ 3 ai.dinglebear/rarcane Arcane Docker and Compose management over MCP and CLI with authenticated stdio and HTTP. | 6/71 warning | 51health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.4.4 | ||
★ 3 ai.dinglebear/arcane-rmcp Rust MCP server and CLI for Arcane Docker and container management. | 4/4All passed | 48health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 0.4.2 | ||
★ 3 io.github.jordanburke/dokploy-mcp-server Dokploy MCP server: manage apps, Docker Compose, databases, domains, backups, and servers. | 7/7All passed | 53health of 100 | npmRuns locally | 1secret asked | 1.6.2 | ||
★ 3 io.github.SepineTam/latex-mcp Enable AI agents to compile TeX files with LaTeX inside a Docker container. | 7/7All passed | 40health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.1.3 | ||
★ 2 ai.dinglebear/synapse Host, Docker, Compose, SSH, logs, ZFS, and file operations over MCP and CLI. | 6/71 warning | 54health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
★ 2 ai.dinglebear/synapse-rmcp Rust MCP and CLI server for Docker, host inspection, SSH, logs, ZFS, and safe file operations. | 4/4All passed | 50health of 100 | npmRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.5.4 | ||
★ 2 io.github.astrogilda/waitbus Workstation-local event bus: agents wait on or emit CI/pytest/Docker/filesystem events, no polling. | 7/7All passed | 56health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.2.0 | ||
★ 2 io.github.pierre3/maildev-mcp MailDev MCP server. Manage Docker containers and inspect emails from your AI editor or MCP client. | 4/4All passed | 36health of 100 | NuGetRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.1 |
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Docker MCP servers: common questions
What's the most popular MCP server for Docker?
Start with the official one, Containerization Assist, since it comes from the company itself. Among community builds, the most-starred on GitHub are pare-docker (★ 139), docker (★ 139) and Docker MCP Server (★ 9). If you want one that passed every check, pare-docker did.
Can I trust these Docker MCP servers?
On registry checks, 49 of 64 come out clean. We also read the code or live tool list of 36 of them without running anything, and 10 raised a warning worth reading, such as an install script or text aimed at the AI. Treat a pass as "nothing found", and give any server the least access that works.
Is a Claude skill better than an MCP server for Docker?
An MCP server gives the AI new tools, such as reaching Docker itself. A skill only teaches it how to do a task with tools it already has. There are 236 Claude skills for Docker if that fits better.
How fresh are these Docker MCP servers?
19 of the 64 were updated in the 30 days before 31 Oct 2026. The latest was homelab-infra-mcp, on 27 October.
Which Docker MCP servers need no API key?
42 of the 64 list no secrets, including pare-docker, docker and Docker MCP Server. Some still ask you to sign in once they run.
Does Docker make its own MCP server?
Yes. Containerization Assist is published under a namespace the official MCP Registry verified to the company. The other 63 come from 55 independent publishers.
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